Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Proverbs 12:12
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Proverbs12:12
12. the wicked ... evil--They love the crafty arts of deception.
the root ... fruit--their own resources supply them; or, it may be rendered: "He (God) giveth, or, sets (Eze 17:22) the root of the righteous," and hence it is firm: or, the verb is impersonal; "As to the root ... it is firm" (Pr 17:19).
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